• DocumentCode
    1315596
  • Title

    Variational approach to nonlinear waveguides-Gaussian approximations

  • Author

    Sammut, R.A. ; Pask, C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Math., New South Wales Univ., Canberra, Australia
  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    15
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    7/19/1990 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1131
  • Lastpage
    1132
  • Abstract
    Gaussian and equivalent step index approximations have been very useful for characterising linear waveguides. A variational approach can be used to derive similar, very accurate approximations for nonlinear propagation in both planar and circular waveguides.
  • Keywords
    circular waveguides; variational techniques; waveguide theory; Gaussian approximations; accurate approximations; circular waveguides; equivalent step index approximations; nonlinear propagation; nonlinear waveguides; planar waveguides;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19900731
  • Filename
    82901